Streetland is an annual one day festival celebrating community and the street taking place on Saturday, the 30th of April, 2011, with openings on Friday 29th April. The festival will serve as a platform for a number of events, exhibitions, and performances with anchor
events centered on Westmoreland Street in Govanhill at The Chalet, The Govanhill Baths, South Side Studios, and Westmoreland Street Gardens. More information is available at
www.streetland.net.

Call for Proposals:

Streetland has a small but viable budget, due to Fairer Scotland Funding through the South East Arts Network, and is seeking proposals for both funded and non-funded events. These may include the fields of fine art, music, craft, education, history, cooking, community, botany, dance, games, or anything else that can bring people together. The programme is open to the use of both indoor and outdoor spaces centred on or near Westmoreland street as well as proposals that are not anchored in any single location.

Much of the success of last year’s festival was owing to the number of events that kept people on the street and moving. Applicants are encouraged to work with the Streetland team to negotiate access to space, electrical power, invigilation, etc. The Streetland team will also organise marketing, publicity and interpretation materials for successful applicants.

Submission: Deadline 21st of January 2011

Only proposals linked with a local Govanhill element or proposed by those local to Govanhill will be accepted.

Proposals are welcomed from local organisations, groups and individuals. There are opportunities to link creative practitioners with local groups/organisations. Please state if this is of interest.

All proposals must be submitted via e-mail to streetlandinfo@googlemail.com and must include the following:

-max 500 word description of project
-Name and contact details of applicant(s) or organisation
-Description of proposed work/event in as much detail as possible. Please explain how the proposal is relevant to themes of Streetland (community, place, street). Please include duration and space required if relevant.
-Technical requirements. List what equipment is necessary, what you can source yourself, and what you need help sourcing.
-Funding requirements. Please send requests for funding (up to £200) along with a breakdown of costs. Note if the project can or cannot operate without funding.
-List any other support required or requested from the Streetland team.
-max 500 words about applicant(s)
-this may include a C.V., bio, description of past projects, or anything else that will give the team a clear picture of who you/your group are and your capabilities.

Applicants may also include supporting documentation in the form of images (jpegs max. 4) or sound/video (mp3/mpeg4 max 4min). Please be considerate with memory size.

Streetland Key Partners are Alpha Learning Academy, The Chalet, Govanhill Baths Community Trust, Govanhill Residents Group, and South Side Studios.

NOTE: Streetland is also seeking administrative and marketing support (Paid). Contact streetlandinfo@googlemail.com for more info.